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In today's episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show! Resources mentioned: Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019). Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022). Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021). Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973). Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010). The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993). Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025). Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University's Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In today's episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show! Resources mentioned: Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019). Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022). Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021). Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973). Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010). The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993). Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025). Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University's Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/buddhist-studies

In today's episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show! Resources mentioned: Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019). Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022). Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021). Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973). Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010). The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993). Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025). Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University's Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

In today's episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show! Resources mentioned: Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019). Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022). Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021). Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973). Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010). The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993). Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025). Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University's Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/religion

In today's episode, Dr. Pierce Salguero sits down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant. If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show! Resources mentioned: Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019). Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022). Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021). Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973). Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010). The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993). Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025). Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com: Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation Pierce Salguero is a transdisciplinary scholar of health humanities who is fascinated by historical and contemporary intersections between Buddhism, medicine, and crosscultural exchange. He has a Ph.D. in History of Medicine from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2010), and teaches Asian history, medicine, and religion at Penn State University's Abington College, located near Philadelphia. www.piercesalguero.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/spiritual-practice-and-mindfulness

En este nuevo episodio de Criptomonedas sin Tapabocas, conversamos con José Miguel Farías, inversionista, educador y cofundador de Finbi y Clabe Capital, sobre cómo empezar a invertir desde cero, incluso desde países como Venezuela. Hablamos sin filtros sobre finanzas personales, mentalidad financiera, ahorro, planificación y cómo dar el primer paso con conocimiento y sin miedo.Discutimos por qué el interés compuesto es una de las herramientas más poderosas que existen (y cómo aprovecharlo desde joven), además de la importancia de tener una educación financiera sólida antes de lanzarte a invertir en cualquier activo. También exploramos opciones reales para invertir desde Venezuela, incluyendo ETFs, fondos de retiro, y plataformas como Clave Ganadera.José Miguel compartió su experiencia como consultor, educador y emprendedor, y nos dejó con consejos clave que todos deberían aplicar hoy: formarte, empezar pronto y tener paciencia. Si quieres transformar tu relación con el dinero y prepararte para el futuro, este episodio es una clase magistral que no te puedes perder.Disponible en YouTube, Spotify y todas las plataformas. ¡Dale play y empieza a tomar decisiones financieras sin tapabocas!Sigue a José Miguel y conoce mas de finanzas, gerencia, liderazgo y mentalidad @jmfariasu  https://x.com/JmfariasuClabe Ganadera: https://x.com/ClabeGanaderaClabe Capital: https://x.com/clabecapitalCompás de Ideas: https://compasdeideas.substack.com/Finbi: https://x.com/FINBI_Tertulia y Dinero:  @TertuliayDinero  ¡Sígueme, en todas las redes sociales como @criptoneros!¡Gracias por escuchar y por disfrutar!Crew- Audio/Video/Grabación: ⁠TEP⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Tu Espacio Productivo⁠ | tuespaciopro.com- Producción: @QuieroemprenderBien - Dirección: Alexis Lugo- Edición: Alexis Lugo

Today I sit down with Miguel Farias, an experimental psychologist and researcher of religion, spirituality, and cognition. Together we try to get to the bottom of whether meditation is actually good for you through a comparison of Miguel's research on the adverse effects of meditation with my research on Asian notions of meditation sickness. Along the way, we discuss the limitations of modern Western understandings of consciousness, and explore whether we can develop a more expansive, multifaceted understanding of altered states both pleasant and unpleasant.If you want to hear scholars and practitioners engaging in deep conversations about the dark side of Asian religions and medicines, then subscribe to Black Beryl wherever you get your podcasts. You can also check out our members-only benefits on blackberyl.substack.com. Enjoy the show!Resources mentioned:Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2019).Miguel Farias, Oxford Handbook of Meditation (2022).Miguel Farias et al, “Adverse Events in Meditation Practices and Meditation-based Therapies: A Systematic Review” (2021).Pierce Salguero, “‘Meditation Sickness' in Medieval Chinese Buddhism and the Contemporary West” (2023). Peter Berger, The Homeless Mind (1973).Joseph Henrich et al. article on the Müller-Lyer illusion (2010).The source for the term “monophasic bias” is apparently Charles Laughlin's chapter “Transpersonal Anthropology” in Roger Walsh's book Paths Beyond Ego (1993).Pierce Salguero, A Lamp Unto Yourself (2025).Resources provided by the interviewee on blackberyl.substack.com:Introduction to the Oxford Handbook of Meditation

Juana de Arco es uno de los patronos de Francia y un icono nacional e internacional; una joven que vivió en la década de 1400 en la zona rural conde noreste de Francia. Su leyenda dice que escuchaba la voz de Dios y se embarca en una cruzada santa para liberar a Francia de la opresión Inglesa. Estas acciones finalmente conducen a su caída, ya que es capturada, juzgada y quemada viva por hereje en 1431, con apenas 19 años. A través de la investigación psicológica e histórica moderna, revelamos cómo una chica tan joven logró superar las dificultades y los obstáculos para lograr tanto. Joan crece en un hogar rural, pero su vida cambia radicalmente cuando ella a la edad de 13 año dice oír voces dentro de su cabeza. El psicólogo Miguel Farias ha estudiado los relatos históricos de la vida de Joan y cree que las voces pueden ser pensamientos enterrados profundamente en su mente inconsciente. La creencia de Joan en estas voces es tan fuerte que lleva a cabo una misión extraordinaria.

Emily's twin sister spirals after going on a Goenka retreat, and she's not the only one. Madison Marriage hears multiple accounts of terror, hallucinations and psychosis. Was meditation just the catalyst that unleashed psychological problems? Or did this network of silent meditation retreats actually cause their suffering?For support or more information about adverse meditation experiences, take a look at the Cheetah House website.We also spoke to Miguel Farias and Jonny Say to corroborate claims in the podcast about adverse meditation experiences. You can find out more about Farias's work here, and Say's here.If you are in need of urgent mental health support, please contact your local emergency services or reach out to a mental health helpline, such as the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the US or Samaritans in the UK.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Desclasificacmos las últimas historias de las irregularidades de Miguel Farías con otros proyecto donde compromete las malas prácticas.

Miguel Farias is an experimental psychologist at Coventry University, where he leads the Brain, Belief, and Behavior research group. He is co-author of the book, "The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?"

Mindfulness is a concept originating in Buddhism, but has in recent years spread like wildfire in the UK and elsewhere. Aside from its adoption by enthusiastic members of the general public, it has come into UK schools and even the National Health Service. Yoga and other forms of meditation have also placed themselves firmly in the mainstream. As I myself became interested in these practices, I spent some time looking into the academic research on them. Luckily I found this book - Drs Farias and Wikholm had done my work for me. Subtitled "Can Meditation Change You?", The Buddha Pill is an investigation into the science behind yoga, mindfulness meditation, and transcendental meditation. Both psychologists of religion and spirituality, the authors have their own extensive and positive experience with meditation. The first time I read the book, as I was halfway through, I found myself doing a double take. How could people who were so invested in the idea of meditation also spend so much time discussing its limitations and outright negative aspects? The book almost felt like an attack on these practices, although a measured and fair one Upon second reading, while preparing this episode, I realised that the shock I had experienced was in fact due to my unrealistic (but not uncommon) expectations - that meditation does nothing but good, brings nothing but calm, and is more effective at improving your quality of life than any other activity that you might engage in. Drs Farias and Wikholm merely show their readership the extent to which these practices have been "hyped up" by the underlying assumption of the perfection of exotic Eastern ideas, and a misunderstanding of their philosophical basis and context. Overall, the message of the book is a "yes, but". Yes, meditation can be beneficial, but it can also be harmful - it can lead to mental disturbances, including, in extreme cases, psychosis, mania, and suicidal ideation. Yes, meditation can be therapeutic, but more "standard" methods tend to work just as well - things like CBT or exercise. And yes, meditation can make you happier, but that's not what it was originally designed or intended for - the original purpose was to destroy your sense of self, to reveal the illusions that permeate your psyche and your life, to better understand yourself through a radical undermining of your ego. Enjoy the episode.

O líder espiritual do Tibete, Dalai Lama, defende a prática da meditação como forma de combater a violência. Para ele, se todas as crianças de oito anos meditassem, a violência no mundo seria eliminada em uma geração. Mas será mesmo que a meditação pode amenizar a agressividade do ser humano? Quem responde a esta pergunta é o pesquisador português Miguel Farias, ex-professor de Psicologia Experimental na Universidade de Oxford e atualmente professor da Coventry University no Reino Unido. Farias é autor de um estudo sobre o impacto da meditação em um grupo de prisioneiros ingleses.

In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Miguel Farias from Coventry University in the UK on his seminal book, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? (2nd ed. Watkins Media, 2019) (co-authored with Catherine Wikholm). Miguel was one of the first academic researchers to expose the dark side of meditation. Our conversation touched on the history of Transcendental Meditation (TM), the use of science as a means to justify the legitimacy of meditation, and the many parallels between TM and the modern mindfulness movement. Miguel Farias received his doctorate in experimental psychology from the University of Oxford where he was a lecturer until 2014, and a research associate at the Psychology of Religion Group at Cambridge University. He currently leads the Brain, Belief and Behaviour research group at Coventry University. Dr. Farias  has pioneered research on the analgesic effects of religious beliefs and the stress-buffering effects of science beliefs. He led the first randomized-controlled trial on the effects of yoga and meditation in prison and is the lead author of The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change  -- a book that examines the science and myths about the effects of these practices, now in its 2nd edition published by Watkins Media. Dr. Farias is chief editor of the forthcoming Handbook of Meditation, to be published by Oxford University Press.

Concentrate on the sound of our delightful voices, and if any thought drifts into your mind recognise it, thank it, and let it pass. This episode we are talking about meditation, our personal experiences the history and traditions surrounding the practice and of course a little bit of science. Cat and Rebecca are both long-time meditators, but don't let that put you off, we're not the sort to judge you if you don't regularly get your aum on.  Exploring esoteric, paranormal and spiritual topics from two completely different perspectives it's The Seeker and The Skeptic. Connect with us Twitter @SeekerSkeptic Instagram @SeekerSkeptic Or visit www.seekerandskeptic.com Support us on Patreon (please) https://www.patreon.com/seekerskeptic LINKS MENTIONED The New Believers, David V Barrett (Rebecca's big book of cults, yes T.M. is in there) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Believers Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness-based_cognitive_therapy Is Mindfulness Meditation Science Based? https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/is-mindfulness-meditation-science-based/ Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1745691617709589 The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? Miguel Farias and Dr Catherine Wikholm https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Buddha-Pill-Meditation-Change/dp/1780287186 The Dark Knight of the Soul: For some, meditation has become more curse than cure. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/the-dark-knight-of-the-souls/372766/ Guidance on avoiding and managing the psychological dangers of meditation http://meditatinginsafety.org.uk/ Om Mani Padme Hum (our intro clip) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_lNuNUVd4

Miguel Farias é psicólogo experimental, doutorado pela Universidade de Oxford e actualmente professor na Universidade de Coventry.  -> Apoie este projecto e faça parte da comunidade de mecenas do 45 Graus em: 45graus.parafuso.net/apoiar A investigação do convidado incide sobretudo na área da psicologia da crença e da espiritualidade e foi daí que resultou o livro de que é co-autor e  que serviu mote à conversa. Chama-se: , ‘The Buddha Pill’ ou, Como a Meditação Pode (ou não) Mudar a Sua Vida, e é uma análise aprofundada da ciência por trás da meditação. O livro é uma viagem pelo que a investigação científica permite concluir em relação aos efeitos da meditação: os benefícios reais, os benefícios que parecem francamente exagerados pelos promotores da meditação e mesmo os perigos que esta prática pode trazer a quem a pratica. A conversa foi muito livre, por isso andámos cá e lá entre vários temas: os efeitos da meditação, o enquadramento histórico, nas tradições espirituais hindus e budistas, a espiritualidade no geral e até a comparação entre a meditação e outras abordagens, como a psicoterapia ou simples técnicas de respiração.  O que é a Meditação? A meditação funciona basicamente usando uma determinada técnica de concentração para treinar a nossa atenção e aumentar a nossa consciência e, assim, atingir um determinado estado mental, diferente do normal. (E isto é a única coisa em comum aos vários tipos de meditação, porque quer a técnica específica quer estado que se pretende atingir variam muito.) A meditação é praticada desde a antiguidade, e por todo o mundo, até recentemente tipicamente num contexto religioso, e normalmente enquanto como parte do caminho de desenvolvimento espiritual. Esta meditação de origem oriental começou a chegar ao ocidente sobretudo a partir do século XIX. Já no século XX tivemos a entrada em força da Meditação Transcendental e, actualmente, é sobretudo do chamado Mindfulness que ouvimos falar (se ouviram falar de meditação nos últimos anos, foi quase de certeza desta técnica). Este Mindfulness tem origem no Budismo mas, na maior parte das aplicações actuais, usa-se apenas a técnica de concentração, sem a interpretação espiritual.  Nos últimos anos, esta prática vindo a ganhar adeptos muito para além a contra-cultura New Age que primeiro abraçou estas práticas. Aliás, é hoje em dia cada vez mais aplicada em contextos muito variados, como nos cuidados de saúde, no ensino e mesmo em empresas.  Para esta entrada do Mindfulness no mainstream tem contribuído muito o facto de a investigação científica parecer validar vários dos efeitos benéficos da meditação, que vão da redução da ansiedade até mesmo ao bem estar físico.  O livro do convidado, como já perceberam, é uma espécie de água na fervura sobre esta onda de entusiasmo. Como digo algures durante a conversa, já experimentei meditação, mas de forma muito limitada. A quantidade de gente em cuja opinião confio noutros temas e que diz que meditação melhorou muito a sua vida continua a fazer-me ter vontade de explorar melhor a meditação, mas a perspectiva a investigação do Miguel deixou-me, no mínimo, com uma visão mais matizada do tema.   [Artigo de opinião no Público: Oito desejos para um partido liberal em Portugal]   Obrigado aos mecenas do podcast: Gustavo Pimenta; Eduardo Correia de Matos Joana Faria Alves, Joao Manzarra, João Baltazar, Mafalda Lopes da Costa, Salvador Cunha, Tiago Leite, Duarte Dória Abilio Silva, António Padilha, Carlos Martins, Carmen Camacho, Daniel Correia, Diogo Sampaio Viana, Francisco Fonseca, Helder Miranda, Joao Saro, João Nelas, Mafalda Pratas, Rafael Melo, Rafael Santos, Ricardo Duarte, Rita Mateus, Tiago Neves Paixão, Tiago Queiroz, Tomás Costa, José Soveral, João Almeida, André Oliveira, João Silveira Duarte, Filipe Ribeiro, Francisco Aguiar , Francisco Arantes, Francisco dos Santos, Francisco Vasconcelos, Henrique Lopes Valença, Henrique Pedro, Hugo Correia, isosamep, Joana Margarida Alves Martins, Joao Diogo, Joao Pinto, Joao Salvado, Jose Pedroso, José Galinha, José Oliveira Pratas, JosÉ Proença, JoÃo Diogo Silva, JoÃo Moreira, JoÃo Raimundo, Luis Ferreira, Luis Marques, Luis Quelhas Valente, Marco Coelho, Mariana Barosa, Marise Almeida, Marta Baptista Coelho, Marta Madeira, Miguel Coimbra, Miguel Palhas, Nuno Gonçalves, Nuno Nogueira, Pedro, Pedro alagoa, Pedro Rebelo, Pedro Vaz, Renato Vasconcelos, Ricardo Delgadinho, rodrigo brazÃo, Rui Baldaia, Rui Carrilho, Rui Passos Rocha, Telmo, Tiago Costa da Rocha, Tiago Pires, Tomás Félix, Vasco Lima, Vasco Sá Pinto, Vitor Filipe, Ricardo Nogueira, Alexandre Almeida, Francisco Arantes, João Crispim, Paulo dos Santos, Élio Mateus, André Peralta Santos, João Pinho,  Paulo Fuentez, Simão Morais, Andrea Grosso   Esta conversa foi editada por: Martim Cunha Rego   Referências abordadas na conversa: Livro do convidado (com Catherine Wikholm): Original: The Buddha Pill Versão PT: Como a Meditação Pode (ou não) Mudar a Sua Vida Müller-Lyer illusion Accents Are Forever Tripiṭaka (Páli) Mircea Eliade Benny Shanon A ilusão da mão de boracha Timothy Leary Livro recomendado: A Queda Do Céu, de Davi Kopenawa Bio: Miguel Farias é um psicólogo experimental doutorado pela Universidade de Oxford. O seu livro sobre a ciência da meditação, 'The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?', foi traduzido em português pela Leya,  e actualmente prepara o Oxford Handbook of Meditation. Em 2017 ganhou o prémio William Bier, concedido pela Associação Americana de Psicologia, pelo seu trabalho sobre a psicologia da crença e da espiritualidade. Foi professor da Universidade de Oxford e é o diretor fundador do Laboratório 'Cérebro, Crença e Comportamento' na Coventry University.

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The Buddha Pill – Highlighting the Shadow Side of Mindfulness and Meditation with Dr. Miguel FariasAired Thursday, 4 April 2019, 7:00 PM ETMindfulness and meditation are practiced by millions of people around the world and their benefits are being hailed by everyone from neuroscientists, doctors, and mental health professionals to parents and teachers. The popularity of mindfulness programs has exploded, and they’re being offered in schools and prisons, in workplaces and homes because, of course, everyone knows that mindfulness and meditation can transform our lives and make us happier, calmer, and better people… but is that always true?While there’s little doubt that millions swear by meditation, which is often advocated as a “magic pill,” there’s also a darker side to these activities, for both meditation and mindfulness have been known to have seldom-discussed negative side effects.In his book, The Buddha Pill – Can Meditation Change Us? Dr. Miguel Farias and his co-author Dr. Catherine Wikholm examine 40 years of clinical studies on the effects of Transcendental and Mindfulness and shares the results of their research on the effects of yoga meditation on inmates within UK prisons.Dr. Farias joins Sandie this week to discuss his research on meditation and the science behind it, as well as some of the questions raised in his book about the myths and limitations of mindfulness and meditation. Topics include:• What science can tell us about meditation and mindfulness – and how accurate are those glowing statistics? • Why some clinical research has been found to be rife with problematic biases • If meditation makes us nicer, more compassionate individuals why do some individuals, including advanced meditators, still behave like assholes? • Do mindfulness and meditation work for everyone? • The 7 myths and facts about meditation and mindfulness… and moreDr. Miguel Farias is an experimental psychologist and Founding Diretor of the Brain, Belief & Behaviour Lab at Great Britain’s Coventry University. He has pioneered brain research on the pain alleviating effects of spirituality and the psychological benefits of yoga and meditation, and is the lead editor of the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Meditation. His book, The Buddha Pill – Can Meditation Change Us? co-authored with Dr. Catherine Wikholm, which set the media and academic worlds alight when the first edition was published in 2015, has now been updated with the latest research.Website: https://miguelfarias.co.uk

Earlier this year, I did a show about the benefits of meditation. That’s episode #439 for those who want to check it out. Shortly after that interview, I came across a book called TheBuddha Pill, which takes a critical look at the research on meditation and exposes some of the weaknesses of the hype that currently surrounds it. As someone who loves to look at both sides of an issue, I was certainly intrigued and today talk to one of the co-authors of that book. I begin my conversation with Miguel Farias, a psychologist and therapist trained at Oxford University, by discussing how the current mindfulness craze we’re experiencing in the 21st century isn’t entirely new, but is similar to a trend which emerged in the 1960s and 70s around the practice of Transcendental Meditation. Miguel explains how meditation research began with Transcendental Meditation, the limits of that research, and why Transcendental Meditation has now been eclipsed by mindfulness meditation. In the second half of the show, Miguel shares some problems with the Western approach to mindfulness meditation, including detaching it from a spiritual framework, making it a self-centered affair, and using it to take a more passive stance to life. We also explore the often overlooked downsides of meditation, including the fact that it can sometimes have the very opposite of the calming, centering effect people are seeking. We end our conversation discussing whether meditation is truly effective in reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, Miguel's conclusion on whether people should practice it, and if you should ultimately feel guilty if you don't. Get the show notes at aom.is/buddhapill.

The new Mayor of Rio, Marcelo Crivella has substantially cut funding to this year's Carnival which started on Friday. The BBC's South America Correspondent Katy Watson profiles the Mayor who is one of the most prominent voices on the religious right in Brazilian politics and a man tipped to be President of his country one day. The Church Investors Group, which represents Church organisations with combined investments of £17 billion, has warned some of Britain's biggest companies it intends to take a hard line over failings on executive pay, gender diversity and climate change in the forthcoming annual meeting season - Canon Edward Carter, the groups Chair, tell Edward what difference he thinks they can make. The Foundation for Jewish Heritage has launched a project to map and preserve the historic synagogues of Europe. Historian Simon Schama and Journalist Natasha Kaplinsky OBE tell us about their connection with the project A 1,300-year-old gold cross (the Trumpington Cross), found buried with the body of an aristocratic Anglo-Saxon teenager, has gone on display in Cambridge. Dr Sam Lucy an archaeologist at Cambridge University explains its significance. A new app has been released which is designed to help couples stay together. We get a couple to try it out and hear from its developers Christine and Mark Daniel. New research from Dr Miguel Farias of Coventry University says there is no evidence meditation and mindfulness make you a better person. Reporter Bob Walker has been looking into the Hindu history of the practice and whether it can have a positive impact on wellbeing. Producers: Rajeev Gupta and Helen Lee Series Producer: Amanda Hancox.

by Steve Nobel Listen to this podcast with pioneering psychologists Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm, who put meditation and mindfulness under the microscope. They are both authors of The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Actually Change You? Separating fact from fiction they reveal what research and their own ground-breaking studies tell us about the benefits and limitations of these techniques for improving our lives. On this podcast you will hear about: •Mindfulness, is it as good as people say it is? •Meditation, does it make us better people? •Are there any adverse effects to meditation? •Can mindfulness and meditation be divorced from spiritual ethics and spiritual practice?

For Beyond 50's "Spirituality" talks, listen to an interview with Miguel Farias in England. He will share his conclusion from putting meditation "under the microscope." Separating fact from fiction, Farias and Catherine Wikholm conducted their own scientific research study on meditation with prisoners - about the benefits and limitations of these techniques for improving our lives. Their findings may surprise you! Tune in to Beyond 50: America's Variety Talk Radio Show on the natural, holistic, green and spiritual lifestyle. Visit www.Beyond50Radio.com and sign up for our Exclusive Updates.